"Cherry Red" is a song by the Bee Gees, written by Barry Gibb, released as the B-side of "I Want Home" in March 1966, and has become one of the famous Bee Gees songs in the Philippines and Brazil. The song's opening chord was E followed by Barry singing Where are you?.

"Cherry Red"
Song by the Bee Gees
A-side"I Want Home"
ReleasedMarch 1966
RecordedFebruary 1966
GenreSunshine pop[1]
Length3:07
LabelLeedon / Festival Records Pty Ltd
Songwriter(s)Barry Gibb
Producer(s)Joe Halford

"Cherry Red" is a ballad featuring a harmony by Barry and Robin. It was recorded around February 1966 in Festival Studios, Sydney, during the same time as "I Want Home". Colin Petersen thinks he played drums on the two tracks.[2]

Release

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Unlike many of the Bee Gees' Australian tracks, this single reached charts outside of Australia, in the Philippines, Brazil and São Paulo, all of which it reached top ten in.

Personnel

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Chart performance

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Chart (1968-1970) Peak
position
Philippines 7
São Paulo (Brazil) 8
Brazil 5

References

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  1. ^ Davidson, Chris (2001). "Sunshine Pop". In Cooper, Kim; Smay, David (eds.). Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth. Los Angeles: Feral House. pp. 190–191.
  2. ^ Brennan, Joseph. "Gibb Songs: 1966". Columbia.edu. Retrieved 28 May 2013.